Danny Amendola didn't know 49ers-Rams game could end in a tie

St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, left, shakes hands with San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh at the end of Sunday's. A confused Danny Amendola not pictured.(Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP)

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The last time there was a tie in the NFL, Donovan McNabb made headlines when he admitted he wasn't aware games could end that way.

St. Louis Rams receiver Danny Amendola joined the club on Sunday, after his team's 24-24 tie against the San Francisco 49ers.

He made the admission to Peter King of NBC.

"Amendola just told me he thought there was going to be a second overtime," King tweeted Sunday night. "Didn't know it was over till he heard from an official."

When McNabb made the admission, other players celebrated their lack of knowledge of the rules as well. So the law of averages say there were a few other players on the field Sunday who didn't know how overtimes end either. For now, they are lurking in the shadows, keeping their tie ignorance to themselves and letting Amendola take the brunt of the Internet mocking alone. Good call, dudes. Take that secret to the grave.

If a player doesn't know that there's no such thing as double overtime in the regular season, it makes sense that he wouldn't learn about it during a game. Who would think to mention it? Teammates and coaches just assume everyone knows it. Sam Bradford isn't going over basic rules in the huddle. "Red 42, joker, joker -- Also, we have three downs to get 10 yards. If we don't, we'll be forced to punt. Break!"

For the sake of posterity and hilarity, here are McNabb's quotes from 2008.

"I've never been a part of a tie. I never even knew that was in the rule book. It's part of the rules, and we have to go with it. I was looking forward to getting the opportunity to get out there and try to drive to win the game. But unfortunately, with the rules, we settled with a tie. I guess we're aware of it now. In college, there are multiple overtimes, and in high school and Pop Warner. I never knew in the professional ranks it would end that way. I hate to see what would happen in the Super Bowl and in the playoffs."

Update: San Francisco safety Dashon Golden didn't know either. "I didn't know you could tie," he said, according to Bay Area News group. "When I saw both sides walking onto the field, I was like, 'Where's everybody going?'"